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January 14, 2015

In December, 2014 Canada Revenue Agency announced that starting January 1, 2015 all federal refunds and benefits ...

Helpful Tips from Revenue Canada

September 12, 2014

CRA (Canada Revenue Agency) has a number of online products that may be useful and relevant to members of CARP. They ...

Crucial Dispatches from Parliament Hill: Key Legislative and Political Updates

February 7, 2014

Canadian Government Reaches Agreement with US on Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Finance Minister Jim ...

MP agrees with CARP: CRA’s move to eliminate paper forms will hurt seniors

March 22, 2013

SYDNEY — MP Mark Eyking says Revenue Canada’s move away from routinely mailing out income tax forms will be a ...

Taxing our patience: As budget looms, calls grow for reform of ‘convoluted’ federal tax system

March 12, 2013

OTTAWA — Dan Braniff considers himself a savvy investor, quite knowledgeable about the federal tax system. The ...

Why Ottawa wants you online come tax time

February 28, 2013

Old habits may die hard, but the author of dozens of books on taxes says the federal government is doing Canadians a ...

CARP Communications Poll Report

February 22, 2013

KEY FINDINGS   February 22, 2013: Members are familiar and comfortable with online functions, and consider increased ...

CRA is failing to ensure that all Canadians can access their tax forms

February 22, 2013

A few weeks ago, CRA decided to stop mailing out income tax forms and instructed that people retrieve their forms ...

Paperless tax filing leaves seniors in the lurch: Goar

February 8, 2013

The paperless revolution is accelerating, leaving Canadians without Internet access at ever-greater risk of missing ...

“We have not received a valid entry – Goodbye”

February 8, 2013

Guest author John Stapleton (noted writer, professor, policy analyst, advocate, CARP members) writes about the tax form ...